Author: The Law Office of Patrick C. Fagan, K.C.
R. v. K.R. [Alberta Provincial Court, Calgary, April 2018]
Police received a report of “road rage” complaining of a driver who waived a handgun and threatened another motorist. Police obtained a description of the [...]
R. v. M.R. [Provincial Court of Alberta, Strathmore, April 2018]
Police received a call from concerned family members that M.R. was going to commit suicide or otherwise harm himself and that he was in possession [...]
R. v. C.A. [Alberta Provincial Court, Calgary, June 2018]
C.A. was charged with refusing to provide a breath sample and impaired driving. Just after 2:00am a civilian witness saw the vehicle driven by A.C. [...]
R. v. F.M. [Alberta Court of Appeal, Calgary, June 2018]
F.M. was represented by other counsel at trial (i.e. NOT Ms. Fagan or anyone from her firm). Following trial he was convicted of three counts [...]
R. v. H.S. [Provincial Court of Alberta, Lethbridge, July 2018]
In an odd factual scenario, H.S. was charged with assaulting her husband and he in turn was charged with assaulting her. H.S. unequivocally asserted her [...]
R. v. R.M. [Provincial Court of Alberta, Jasper, July 2018]
R.M. was charged with assaulting her boyfriend following a night of drinking (section 266 of the Criminal Code). Due to the comparatively minor nature of [...]
R. v. P.K. [Alberta Provincial Court, Calgary, July 2018]
The police conducted a vehicle stop on P.K.’s vehicle after observing that it had damage to its front end. Police computer database checks showed that [...]
R. v. S.K. [Alberta Provincial Court, Lethbridge, December 2017]
The police alleged that S.K. was crossing the border from the USA to Canada in a transport truck containing drugs. S.K. told Canada Border Service [...]
R. v. P.J. [Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Calgary, December 2017]
P.J. was charged in Chestemere with a number of charges relating to the alleged discharge of a firearm at a house party. Witnesses claimed that [...]
R. v. M.J. [Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Calgary, December 2017]
The police initiated an investigation as a result of information received by the police from a confidential source that M.J. was dealing cocaine. After several [...]